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#CACAA3

#cacaa3 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cacaa3 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 79.22% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 19.31% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 26.9% saturation and 71.57% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 5.17.

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Relative luminance0.5744

Complementary

  1. #cacaa3
  2. #a3a3ca

Split complementary

  1. #cacaa3
  2. #a3b7ca
  3. #b7a3ca

Analogous

  1. #cab7a3
  2. #cacaa3
  3. #b7caa3

Triadic

  1. #cacaa3
  2. #a3caca
  3. #caa3ca

Tetradic

  1. #cacaa3
  2. #a3caa3
  3. #a3a3ca
  4. #caa3ca

Square

  1. #cacaa3
  2. #a3cab7
  3. #a3a3ca
  4. #caa3b7

Monochromatic

  1. #87874d
  2. #aeae72
  3. #cacaa3
  4. #e6e6d4
  5. #f8f8f2

Shades

#cacaa3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cacaa3
  2. #b6b693
  3. #a2a282
  4. #8d8d72
  5. #797962
  6. #656552
  7. #515141
  8. #3d3d31
  9. #282821
  10. #141410
  11. #000000

Tints

#cacaa3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cacaa3
  2. #cfcfac
  3. #d5d5b5
  4. #dadabf
  5. #dfdfc8
  6. #e5e5d1
  7. #eaeada
  8. #efefe3
  9. #f4f4ed
  10. #fafaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cacaa3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cacaa3
  2. #c3c3a0
  3. #bbbb9c
  4. #b4b499
  5. #acac95
  6. #a5a592
  7. #9e9e8e
  8. #96968b
  9. #8f8f87
  10. #878784
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9c9ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1c7a1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2c8a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0c5bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cec8a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfc9a4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cec7b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cacaa3 {
  color: #cacaa3;
}
Background
.bg-cacaa3 {
  background-color: #cacaa3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cacaa3 {
  border: 2px solid #cacaa3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cacaa3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 202 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 27% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cacaa3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cacaa3, #b7caa3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cacaa3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 202 163 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.17 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.44 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 8.86 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 9.10 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 9.17 #faf0be Blond ΔE 9.86 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.95 #35355c Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Sage
#cacaa3  rgb(202, 202, 163)  hsl(60, 27%, 72%)  Sage
#a3a3ca  rgb(163, 163, 202)  hsl(240, 27%, 72%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#a3caca  rgb(163, 202, 202)  hsl(180, 27%, 72%)  Opal
#caa3ca  rgb(202, 163, 202)  hsl(300, 27%, 72%)  Lilac